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Wecyclers gives low-income communities in developing countries a chance to capture value from waste and clean up their neighborhoods through incentive-based recycling.
Overview
Location
Nigeria, Lagos State
Employees
11-50
Phone
+234 909 743 9630
Total raised
$227K
Founded date
2012
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 19
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| Sep 27, 2019 | Nigerian innovation centre CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub | Lagos-based innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHub) has acquired Nairobi-based tech innovation hub iHub for an undisclosed fee. CcHub explained in a statement yesterday that the deal will see iHub’s team become part of its wider central ... |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Nigerian innovation centre CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub | Lagos-based innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHub) has acquired Nairobi-based tech innovation hub iHub for an undisclosed fee. CcHub explained in a statement yesterday that the deal will see iHub’s team become part of its wider central s... |
| Jul 31, 2019 | Bootstrapping: When should startups seek to raise external funding? | Startup stories seem to follow a time-honoured tradition: a brilliant idea bankrolled to success by investors. While many tech startups look up to this formula, some explore alternative routes, one of which is bootstrapping. The etymology o... |
| Sep 22, 2016 | Homestrings CEO, Eric Guichard, just offered to help Wecyclers grow | Recycling service, Wecyclers, co-founder, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, just got a potential funding offer from investor and Homestrings founder, Eric Guichard, on today’s episode of BBC’s Business Daily. Business Daily is a live programme that ... |
| Sep 22, 2016 | Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, Wecyclers CEO, just got an investment offer too good to refuse | Share this article: The story appears to be changing overnight for some Nigerian internet entrepreneurs. For some reason, they seem to be getting that much-needed attention from investors across the globe. While we’re still basking in the e... |
| Feb 26, 2016 | 3 of the most Disruptive Nigerian Women in Tech | Share this article: I attended an event last week and during the coffee break, two women with their backs to me were making an argument I have heard too often and is getting really popular– that there is not enough innovative Nigerian tech ... |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Seif Awards: Winners from Switzerland and Nigeria | |
| Jul 30, 2015 | Wecyclers wins $55, 000 from Case Foundation’s Pitch For Lagos event | Lagos-based Wecyclers, a startup that recycles waste in low-income Nigeria, has won the Pitch For Lagos startup pitch event today. The startup won the $55,000 prize money at the pitch event that held at Lagos’ co-working space, CcHub. Nine ... |
| Jul 16, 2015 | Slush 2015: Does Your Startup Have What It Takes? | Share this article: Impact Accelerator will help the next world changing founders to speed up their businesses through skills workshops, networking opportunities, meeting investors and potential partners, as well as through exposure before ... |
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FAQ about Wecyclers Corporation
When was Wecyclers Corporation founded?
Wecyclers Corporation was founded in 2012.
How much funding has Wecyclers Corporation raised?
Wecyclers Corporation has raised $227K in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Wecyclers Corporation?
Parsers VC has collected 19 articles mentioning Wecyclers Corporation, among them “Nigerian innovation centre CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub” (Sep 27, 2019) and “Nigerian innovation centre CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub” (Sep 27, 2019).
Is Wecyclers Corporation still active?
Yes, Wecyclers Corporation is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 16, 2022.